Apple Country Chiropractic Offers Chiropractic Care Which May Reduce the Need of Opioids
Opioid epidemic. The news talks about it. A good way to avoid relying on opioids is to not have to start with them. The society and the medical community are (coming) together about this topic. New research shares the benefit chiropractic care has in reducing the need, prescribing, and use of opioids. Apple Country Chiropractic is happy to fill the additional role of pain management for Williamson back pain sufferers!
CHIROPRACTIC BACK PAIN PATIENTS AND THEIR USE OF OPIOIDS
Apple Country Chiropractic knows the frequent opioid use in low back pain management. Researchers do, too. They analyzed low back pain patients treated by chiropractors to find out if said chiropractic patients were less likely to use or more likely to use lower doses of opioids for their pain. Such an influence could lead to a decreased risk of adverse effects. They saw that chiropractic patients as opposed to non-chiropractic patients were 55% less prone to fill an opioid prescription, a considerably lower number. (1) There are many Williamson chiropractic patients who would like to not fill their opioid prescriptions. Apple Country Chiropractic is here to help them control their back pain with the addition of Williamson chiropractic care.
CHIROPRACTIC CARE IN A MEDICAL SETTING: THE POSITIVE IMPACT
Apple Country Chiropractic often cooperates with medical colleagues to be of assistance to our Williamson back pain patients in managing their pain. Research supports such an effort! The study of a family medicine practice that integrated chiropractic services stated changes in opioid prescription rates. The monthly rate of opioid prescription writing dropped significantly by 22%. The rate of prescription writing for schedule II opioids decreased significantly by 32% too. The likelihood of writing a schedule II opioid prescription dropped by 27%, too, when chiropractic services were added. Medical providers prescribed daily doses of opioids that were 30% less than before chiropractic was included. Including chiropractic reduced the dosage of opioids, the number of opioid prescriptions, and the types of opioids prescribed. The authors indicated that including chiropractic was beneficial in opioid prescribing and implementation of a non-pharmaceutical option for pain management. (2) Working together, Williamson healthcare providers like your chiropractor and your medical team want what’s best for your health and back pain relief. We’ll come together to accomplish that goal.
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Listen to this PODCAST with DR. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how Cox® Technic relieves back pain with some talk of the place for opioids.
Make your next Williamson chiropractic appointment today. For the epidemic of back pain and opioid use, including Williamson chiropractic care may be beneficial in shrinking the epidemic of opioids.
